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SWORDF1SH on 25 January 2016
zero129 said:
Sprash said:
ArnoldRimmer said:
Could somebody please explain to me why people are even seriously discussing this?

Who cares if "own gaming system" or whatever is an appropriate description for PSVR? Well, obviously many people here do - but I just cannot understand WHY? What difference does it make?
I don't mean to just rant about this being a stupid discussion, but somehow I'm just not getting it and (seriously!) hope someone can explain to me why there should/could be any relevance to this question?

My personal opinion by the way is that PSVR is in many ways similar to the Wii U gamepad: It's a piece of hardware that includes a screen and a few motion sensors and does not working standalone, but requires additional hardware in order to actually play games on it. And since the Wii U gamepad is a peripheral, so is PSVR in my opinion.

just another zero thread that exist because he is fed up with a simply other opinion of one or two user and he goes "Im rigt you are wron"

Can you explain to me how i am wrong?. Heres the difinition of add on from wiki "A Video game console add-on (a.k.a. sub-console) is an additional device attached to a video game console that can not function solely without the host console. It differs from a Peripheral in that it expands the base systems technical capabilities and gives new content, often in its own unique media form such as cartridges and CDs."

Does the PSVR not fit that discription??.

You're somewhat changing your argument. And it can be seen as it's own gaming device, it's own platform and an 'add-on' all at the same time. Why does it have to be one or the other. 



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Wright on 25 January 2016

How could I miss this thread? It's golden, IT'S GOLDEN I SAY!

 

For the record, I'm on the "PSVR is a peripheral device" team.



Player2 on 25 January 2016
OneKartVita said:
Ka-pi96 said:
OneKartVita said:

Saying PSVR is not a second console is like saying the new 3DS isn't a different console to the regular 3DS.

New 3DS isn't a different console to the regular 3DS. That's why they are counted together in all respects.

For the record, the DSi is not a different console to the regular DS. The Xbox 360 Elite is not a different console to the regular Xbox 360. The PS3 slim is not a different console to the regular PS3. So on and so forth.

 

It is a different console because it can play games (well 1 game I think)  that the other console can't.  

By that logic fat PS2 is a different console than slim PS2 because slim can't play at least one game (Final Fantasy XI) and therefore it isn't the best selling home console of all time. Hey, I like where this is going.



SWORDF1SH on 25 January 2016
Wright said:

How could I miss this thread? It's golden, IT'S GOLDEN I SAY!

 

For the record, I'm on the "PSVR is a peripheral device" team.

Damn you Wright, Damn you. By the way zero changed his stance from peripheral to add-on. Keep up.

And I'm on the fence on this one. Happy to have splinters in my arse.





SWORDF1SH on 25 January 2016
Player2 said:
OneKartVita said:

 

It is a different console because it can play games (well 1 game I think)  that the other console can't.  

By that logic fat PS2 is a different console than slim PS2 because slim can't play at least one game (Final Fantasy XI) and therefore it isn't the best selling home console of all time. Hey, I like where this is going.

Is that actually true? Crazy fact if it is! 





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Wright on 25 January 2016
SWORDF1SH said:
Wright said:

How could I miss this thread? It's golden, IT'S GOLDEN I SAY!

 

For the record, I'm on the "PSVR is a peripheral device" team.

Damn you Wright, Damn you. By the way zero changed his stance from peripheral to add-on. Keep up.

And I'm on the fence on this one. Happy to have splinters in my arse.

 

The way I see it, if I need to have the specific console to make it work and it looks like I'm ripping off an 80's movie about the 21th Century while playing with it, then it's definitively a peripheral.





Player2 on 25 January 2016
SWORDF1SH said:
Player2 said:
OneKartVita said:

 

It is a different console because it can play games (well 1 game I think)  that the other console can't.  

By that logic fat PS2 is a different console than slim PS2 because slim can't play at least one game (Final Fantasy XI) and therefore it isn't the best selling home console of all time. Hey, I like where this is going.

Is that actually true? Crazy fact if it is! 

It is. You need the PS2's HDD (the game must be installed) to play it and PS2 slim isn't compatible with it.



SWORDF1SH on 25 January 2016
Wright said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Damn you Wright, Damn you. By the way zero changed his stance from peripheral to add-on. Keep up.

And I'm on the fence on this one. Happy to have splinters in my arse.

 

The way I see it, if I need to have the specific console to make it work and it looks like I'm ripping off an 80's movie about the 21th Century while playing with it, then it's definitively a peripheral.

 

Lol. Close thread, we have the answer. 



Goddbless on 25 January 2016

This thread is the best. I wonder if people had this argument with the 32X and Sega CD? Is there some weird reason some of you don't want to admit the PSVR is an add-on?



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SWORDF1SH on 25 January 2016
Player2 said:
SWORDF1SH said:
Player2 said:
OneKartVita said:

 

It is a different console because it can play games (well 1 game I think)  that the other console can't.  

By that logic fat PS2 is a different console than slim PS2 because slim can't play at least one game (Final Fantasy XI) and therefore it isn't the best selling home console of all time. Hey, I like where this is going.

Is that actually true? Crazy fact if it is! 

It is. You need the PS2's HDD (the game must be installed) to play it and PS2 slim isn't compatible with it.

OK I see. 

Was final fantasy 11 the only game or were there others?